Post by Shawn on Dec 28, 2009 16:38:17 GMT -5
Well, the guy that sold me Olivia, told me she was the most laid back cow he's ever had. Now, everything else he's said about her has been true, and I had noticed she was pretty easy going. Now it's absolutely confirmed. Yesterday, she was eating (head in stanchion) and Teddy (her nemesis foster calf) was nursing from behind, dodging her Rockette-like kicks. I noticed something going on beside her head and there was a chicken perched on the side board that keeps her from flinging food into the next space. I decided I probably ought to move the hen, but I couldn't really reach her easily to put my hands over her wings, so I ended up with just a foot. There was a whole lot of flapping goin' on at that point. Olivia never missed a bite, nor a kick. ;D She never backed out of her unlocked head catch, either. Wow, she's good.
The other thing I think I could do with her is loan her out as a trainer cow. She could train newbies that are learning to milk because she takes FOREVER to eat. I give her one feed scoop of grain and one flake of alfalfa. I can take the machine out there, wash her udder, milk out her 2 gallons, unhook everything, carry the milk into the house, strain it and darn near wash up the equipment before she's done. I am not joking. When I don't milk, I start her first, put Teddy on, feed the horses, gather the eggs, take Teddy off, putter around doing other little things, gather the eggs in the other house, feed the dog, water the dogs and then go inside and set the timer for 20 minutes to go back out and let her out. So she'd give you plenty of time to milk out 2 gallons if you were just learning to hand milk.
Hmmm, now how much should I charge to loan her out? LOL
The other thing I think I could do with her is loan her out as a trainer cow. She could train newbies that are learning to milk because she takes FOREVER to eat. I give her one feed scoop of grain and one flake of alfalfa. I can take the machine out there, wash her udder, milk out her 2 gallons, unhook everything, carry the milk into the house, strain it and darn near wash up the equipment before she's done. I am not joking. When I don't milk, I start her first, put Teddy on, feed the horses, gather the eggs, take Teddy off, putter around doing other little things, gather the eggs in the other house, feed the dog, water the dogs and then go inside and set the timer for 20 minutes to go back out and let her out. So she'd give you plenty of time to milk out 2 gallons if you were just learning to hand milk.
Hmmm, now how much should I charge to loan her out? LOL